Slasher Summer vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Slasher Summer
In this campy love letter to the slasher films of the 1980s, seven friends reunite for a weekend of fun—only to be hunted down by a cold-blooded killer. But the real horror is not being able to escape who you were in…
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The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate The Damned highest: The Damned 3.9 · Slasher Summer 3.5.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Slasher Summer.
- Slasher Summer has the widest readership — 6277 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Slasher Summer | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (6277) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (15) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (6) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Slasher Summer | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6277 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 25152 | — |
| Reading it now | 1334 | — |
| Written reviews | 1723 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 188 |
| Pages | 305 | 110 |